The key to understanding me
Everyone has a different force lending direction to their lives. For some, a powerful sense of justice. For others, a yearning for deep personal connection. Looking back on my movements over the past few hours, it’s hard not to conclude that the driving force in...Mindful Technology Day, anyone?
A source request from today’s “Help a Reporter Out”: In honor of March 7th’s National Unplugging Day, I am looking for the best ways for a family to unplug and also to talk to a therapist/ psychologist as to why it is so vital to a...
We’re a bunch of self-absorbed jerks, and it’s the Internet’s fault
I’m on the #22 Knight, heading downtown with a busload of fellow commuters. Nearly all of us have our heads bent down, staring and tapping away at our various mobile devices. The isolation is striking, the few times I look up to notice it. This will probably be...Santa
I think what I admire most about Santa is how he uses every part of the reindeer.Trained canine driver on closed course. Do not attempt.
Back when my grandmother was a stringer for the Toronto Star, she sold them a story about a Northern Ontario family that had trained a groundhog to pull a little sled behind it. Here’s the YouTube era’s version of that story, as told to promote the...
Why, yes — I’d LOVE to speak at your event
Public speaking and speechwriting: the essential guides
Looking for advice on public speaking, speechwriting and leadership communications? Here are some of my most comprehensive posts, on topics that people ask me about most often.
